SFO on eve of transition

As Mark Thompson temporarily takes the reins of the Serious Fraud Office, the agency receives a budget bo...

As Mark Thompson temporarily takes the reins of the Serious Fraud Office, the agency receives a budget boost, while criticism comes from the courts over the its handling of deferred prosecution agreements.

April saw the end of David Green CB QC’s tenure at the Serious Fraud Office. His exit, after six years, was announced by the Attorney General Jeremy Wright QC MPwho praised him for his work.

That work includes obtaining convictions for various LIBOR and Forex rate rigging offences, as well as the first SFO conviction after trial of a corporate entity for offences involving bribery of foreign officials and obtaining a number of high-profile deferred prosecution agreements (DPA).